肯塔基大学食品科学研究生

 

肯塔基大学University of Kentucky是创办于1865年的公立大学，位于肯塔基州列克星顿市，占地4170亩，拥有约35000学生和12000教职员工。绝大部分生源来自肯塔基州，约17%的学生来自其它州，6%的学生来自海外。肯塔基大学University of Kentucky拥有15个学院和一个医学中心，开设约200个专业。包括农学院、艺术与科学学院、通讯与信息研究学院、牙医学学院、设计学院、教育学院、工学院、艺术学院、健康科学学院、法学院、医学院、 医护学院、制药学学院、公共健康学院和社会工作学院。

 

 

The Graduate Program in Food Science at the University of Kentucky provides opportunity for advanced study in the discipline of Food Science. The aim of the Program in Food Science is to develop Food Science specialists who are able to function in a variety of sophisticated academic, industrial and professional settings. Specific degree requirements are determined through individual consultation with a faculty advisor (M.S.) or an advisor and a special committee (Ph.D.). Seven full-time faculty presently make up the Food Science Section. Students may elect to pursue their graduate work in the following areas: food chemistry, food microbiology, food safety, muscle biochemistry, lipids, and meat and dairy technology.

 

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Requirements under this option includes a thesis to be developed under the direction of an advisor and 24 credits (500 level or higher) with a minimum of 12 credits in courses 600 or higher. At least one-half of the course work must be in the major area. Food science and non-food science courses are chosen on the basis of the student's area of interest and with the approval of an advisor.

 

 

 

Each student's program is guided by a Major Professor and a five member Advisory Committee. Each student must select a major area of study and may with the approval of their Advisory Committee select one or more minor areas of study. Requirements for the doctorate may be completed in three years of full-time graduate work or the equivalent in combined full-time and part-time study, however, more time may be required. Students must complete two semesters of full-time resident requirement (dissertation study) immediately following satisfactory completion of their Qualifying Examinations.

 

NOTE: Students deficient in specific areas or course work may be required to make up deficiencies by taking undergraduate courses for non-granduate credit.

 

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The Food Science Program in the Department of Animal Sciences awards a number of research assistantships annually. Current stipends are $9,200 for M.S. candidates and $10,800 for Ph.D. candidates plus eligibility for waiver of out-of-state fees. Enrollment as a full-time student (9 credit hours) is required. Application for admission and completion of the departmental Personal Data Record serve as the application for these assistantships. The University of Kentucky Office of Student Financial Aid, 128 Funkhouser Bldg., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0054 (phone: 859/257-3172), assists students in procuring fellowships, scholarships, and loans.

 

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Tuition and fees for full-time graduate study at the University of Kentucky for the academic year 1997-98 is $1,458 per semester for Kentucky residents and $4,038 per semester for nonresidents. These figures are subject to change.

 

 

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University housing is available for single and married graduate students at rates that range from $298-$486. Private apartments rent for approximately $300-$500 per month. Inquiries concerning graduate and married student housing should be directed to the Apartment Housing Office, Building C, Cooperstown, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0132 (phone: 606/257-3721). International students are required to certify availability of $12,812 per year of study.

 

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Approximately 23,000 students of which 5,500 are graduate students, attend the University of Kentucky in Lexington each year.

 

 

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The University is located in the city of Lexington, in the central Kentucky Bluegrass Region. The city has a population of approximately 250,000.